JAMB Economics 1995 Question 18

Question 18

Economic Systems

In a free market economy, available resources are more efficiently allocated by complete reliance on

  1. A.development planning
  2. B.strategic planning
  3. C.capital budgeting
  4. D.price system.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (price system.)

Explanation

A free market economy relies on the price system: prices signal what people want and guide resources to those uses.